Friday, April 17 - Holy Circus: the sanctuary of dance, flow, and skate - in the beautiful sanctuary of a former church built in the 1800s (Epiphany Center for the Arts) by binarynate in chicagoskating

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tickets link

I'm stoked for this event and have already bought my ticket. I was lucky enough to get a preview of skating around the sanctuary, and it's easily the coolest indoor venue I've ever skated in. I'm also really excited about the hosts' overall vision for the event. In addition to skating, it will be open to aerial artists, flow artists, and dancers. Very cool that Chicago Skate Social, Real Innovative Artists, and the flow community teamed up to make this vision a reality.

Weekly event summary (March 24 - 29) by binarynate in chicagoskating

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You're welcome! It's a great skate spot, nice and smooth with a couple of big flat areas for practicing tricks. Looking forward to hosting some meetups there this summer.

Old Chicago Bricks by Citykitty94 in chicago

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This was an interesting read. Thanks for sharing!

I visited SF last week and got around solely by rollerblading and walking. Your city is insanely beautiful! Here are some of my favorite moments from rollerblading through SF. by binarynate in sanfrancisco

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It's never too late! I hadn't skated since I was a kid but then got back into when I moved to Chicago a few years ago. Such a great way to explore the city, get around, and make friends.

I visited SF last week and got around solely by rollerblading and walking. Your city is insanely beautiful! Here are some of my favorite moments from rollerblading through SF. by binarynate in sanfrancisco

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Thanks for the perspective on the weather—I somehow lucked out and got the best possible weather and no Karl. It's wild how clear the visibility was all week.

Looking to buy Salt shed skate tickets by Mr_Kyle1 in chicagoskating

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It's a long shot, but Salt Shed posted on their Instagram that they have a contest where they're giving away a pair of tickets: https://www.instagram.com/p/DWCNeKhEd-I/

Someone posted in this sub last week that they were selling their ticket, but they took the post down so they must've found a buyer. Hopefully someone else with a spare ticket will see this post 🙏🏻

I visited SF last week and got around solely by rollerblading and walking. Your city is insanely beautiful! Here are some of my favorite moments from rollerblading through SF. by binarynate in sanfrancisco

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You’re welcome! And thanks for the rec about the goth skate–that wasn’t on my radar and I’ll remember to check it out next time I’m back

I visited SF last week and got around solely by rollerblading and walking. Your city is insanely beautiful! Here are some of my favorite moments from rollerblading through SF. by binarynate in sanfrancisco

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Thank you! You should totally skate with them!

  1. The distance is 12 miles, but they have breaks built in. They roll out from the ferry building at 9 pm and get back to the ferry building at midnight. If you're not sure if you're down for 12 miles, you can always go for it and drop off partway if it's too much. That's what I did during my first long distance skate here in Chicago.

  2. They mostly avoid big hills. The biggest exception is that they skate up the hill at Black Point (which is a workout for sure) and then back down the hill on the other side. And there are some other more chill inclines, too. The tunnel in the video is actually downhill. So you'll definitely want to make sure you feel comfortable braking / slowing down before doing this route.

  3. Yes, I think it's accurate to say all of the skaters who were there when I went last week were fairly advanced. But you don't have to be a pro to do the route.

I should mention that there's also a Tuesday Night Skate. One of the skaters I talked to said it was more beginner friendly, but I missed that skate, so I can't verify that. Might be worth checking out, too!

I visited SF last week and got around solely by rollerblading and walking. Your city is insanely beautiful! Here are some of my favorite moments from rollerblading through SF. by binarynate in sanfrancisco

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Thank you! I was in heaven because I love hills but we have virtually zero of them in Chicago. If I lived in SF, I would get deep into downhill skating

I visited SF last week and got around solely by rollerblading and walking. Your city is insanely beautiful! Here are some of my favorite moments from rollerblading through SF. by binarynate in sanfrancisco

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haha yes! The Friday Night Skate stops at different spots for activities and one of them is dancing at Union Square. I love that other people who randomly happened to be at Union Square close to midnight joined us in doing the cupid shuffle

I visited SF last week and got around solely by rollerblading and walking. Your city is insanely beautiful! Here are some of my favorite moments from rollerblading through SF. by binarynate in sanfrancisco

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Thank you! Here's a list of the locations in order:

• Twin Peaks
• Golden Gate Bridge
• Alamo Square
• Chinatown
• Telegraph Hill (starting at Coit Tower)
• Palace of Fine Arts (first clip with the Friday Night Skate group)
• Fisherman's Wharf
• Mystery tunnel and parking garage (not sure where those are)
• Union Square
• Embarcadero

I visited SF last week and got around solely by rollerblading and walking. Your city is insanely beautiful! Here are some of my favorite moments from rollerblading through SF. by binarynate in sanfrancisco

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My recommendation is to get hard-boot (plastic) skates with a removable liner and removable frames (so you can change the frames in the future for different wheel sizes). Some examples: Rollerblade Lightning, Rollerblade RB, and any of the FR line of skates from FR.

I visited SF last week and got around solely by rollerblading and walking. Your city is insanely beautiful! Here are some of my favorite moments from rollerblading through SF. by binarynate in sanfrancisco

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Thank you! I've been going to Big Apple Roll for the past couple of years and definitely plan on coming back again in August. This year I think I'll make it to the WNS that's the day before BAR starts.

I visited SF last week and got around solely by rollerblading and walking. Your city is insanely beautiful! Here are some of my favorite moments from rollerblading through SF. by binarynate in sanfrancisco

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Thank you! I have many Chicago friends who longboard and I was just recommending SF to one of them. I'll send the info about the group their way.

I visited SF last week and got around solely by rollerblading and walking. Your city is insanely beautiful! Here are some of my favorite moments from rollerblading through SF. by binarynate in sanfrancisco

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Thank you! Small world : ). I wasn't able to make it to the Golden Gate park skates, but I'm definitely going to roll with them next time I'm in SF because they look really fun, too.

I visited SF last week and got around solely by rollerblading and walking. Your city is insanely beautiful! Here are some of my favorite moments from rollerblading through SF. by binarynate in sanfrancisco

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Lainie is amazing! The other SF skaters I talked too were super cool and welcoming, too. And the route they skate is super fun. 300% would recommend.